Telegram-herald., 1887-09-23

OAI record
~Bs~ts the World"
II the crowds which hang around an ex-
hibit Is any index as TO its merits. Mr.. w.
). Gunn. OF the Gun Hardware Company.
should De entitled to the privilege of carry
ing All the premiums offered for grand dis
plays In the southeast corner of Art
hal vas quite q large space allotted 10 this
company, which they proceeded 10 nil
with a me assortment of shelf hardware,
and nnally niled = large majority OF the
space with huge piles OF TN pals The
novelty OF the exhibit attracted much atten-
ton during tbs earlier part OF the week, and
many people wondered what w. >. Gun
could be going 10 do with all those pals.
Yesterday Al 2 o'clock the ian commenced
when Mr.. Gun himself appeared
on the scene. and with badge
on his has "Gun HardFare Company" pro-
ceeded with the help Of ell the assistants.
who could work handily. 10 give away the
full ten thousand pals as they were stacked
away The people were wild and the
crowding after the pals something terrific.
Nearly every one was good natured, but
wanted a pail and pail they must have.
The firm continued until the crowd became
so dense and pushed so close against the
exhibit, that further handing them out was
out OF the question, when throwing the
pail over the neads of the people was re-
sorted 10, and they would De grabbed by
uplifted hands almost before they would
strike. Bat there were SIX people there 10
one pail, and the crowd was be-
coming thicker and larger every mo-
ment until the whole OF manufacturers
Was one complete jam, which interiered
with other exhibitors aud visitors who
wanted 10 have quiet time aud the
scheme had 10 be abandoned SO the crowd
would scatter but not until fully ten thous-
and pals had been disposed OF. Ii was
almost impossible for some people who
wanted the pals badly TO get near enough
TO get one while others were more for
tunate. A. N. Talsna, residing on Fifth
ave- worked 10 be one Of the lucky ones as
he managed 10 get one or more of each and
every sign although IL did seem to exhaust
him % he was afterwards seen on the
ground asleep with bis head resting on his
stack of pals which had proved too heavy
. burden for him TO carry.
Chase Bros
There have been many exhibitions OF
pianos made in Grand Rapids but none
nave ever been seen in Michigan which is
in any way rival to that shown at the
Fair Grounds by the Chase Bros. Piano
Company of this city. The display takes
up the whole OF the south side of Art Hall
and wss the centre of attraction yesterday.
| All day yesterday the crowd formed into q
compact mass in front of the exhibit 10
| listen to the fine instrumental and vocal
music ss produced from their pianos and
sang by the male quartette composed Of the
two Aessrs- Hoyts. Aessrs. Aohrhead and
Eddy. The music was truly grand
and gave such satisfaction that
similar programme will be carried
out today. Those who visit the Fair must
Of necessity see the exhibit and while away
few moments listening 10 the sweet
music. There are five pianos shown, all 0l
the vell-known and wOrldw wide reputation,
| the Chase Brothers. manufactured Dy them
In this city ~ their large and commodious
factory, 81 and 63 South Front-st., and the
i've pianos they have at the grounds are all
different styles. The one standing nearest
the door Is a mahogany case, the next q
beautiful rosewood, style H, the next. 9
French bevel walnut. the next style e. with
rosewood case, AID the Last one. standing
nearest the center. q Spanish mahogany.
the wood of which Is very rare. probably
the first one ever shown in the State was
shown by Aessrs. Chase Bros.
The peculiar construction of the Chase
Bros sounding board has excited the adj
miratiOn of al exDerts who have examined
them cuticsllY. and in fact thorough work
msrsnip and fsultless finish Of ali the parts
Of Chase Bros piano renders them with
out a peer in this respect. In prolonEation
of. and purity of tone. and fne singing
qualities they have no equals
Chase Bros. intend TO do their full share
towards the entertainment of the fair visi-
| tors, a. will be seen BY the liberal land
Il -
carry out today.
Bssfer a For.
| Local dealers in agricultural implements od
al kinds. are making . very crsditsble er.
hibit OF the different kinds OF implements
hsndlsd by them. Their display Is in
charge of Mr.. Hester Of The firm, a iolly
| fellow Who makes many friends and ex-
plains TO visit~rs sli the points Of interest
| shout their goods. The Aspinva Potato
| Digger a new machine which was vsster-
| day stsrscting much sttention for farmer.
sS vel az other people are interested IN anV
and ali kinds Of machinery which viii, in
.nv way, lgbte1 their Is0ors. Toe Cham
pion Harvester and tie Champion Mover
srs mschinss well known 70 farmers and
always meet with ready sals>. They sr,
| good machines ard Hester & Fox have tns
Il t-rItf TIT 1a.t-A R>fAtt- AArA fAAt
/ DRYERS. Grain Drills IN fact. evsrythins
kept By general szricuitura, dealers ar'
frst class IN every respect They also ban
I de the CAPITA Wagon AZ their pace o
business. Al and as South Disision-st
~. Wea.
The Judges for Ar Hall we're on hsns
yesterday morning n due time. and Hsmil
tou sss ere o. tie successful competitors
Carrying away The largest numser0f pre-
miuns getting frst snd second n nesri'
every class ae entered. and 5T no n-sns d.
L hs receive snv nsors than va due hin. fe
his sp.ay rss certsinlT the 1nsst ons
I exh 1Its3 AZ ore fair ard verv mach al
rired By 81 vhS we're sble to crowd thsaz
selves fareugh tae iuime1Se throRz ths
vas continually gsthered around thos'
beautiful works # art
An Exhfbit Csrsf-se
This is ths f0urta y-sr that The eve,
regular 6isns Clothing Consanv hsv'
made shsir .zhisit fer Far -s-x "a c.asl
I a. a. - -ar-er AZ lien Tnss s.eakffch